盛传 (shèng chuán) — to be widely rumored; to be the subject of widespread hearsay; it is widely said (that...)
Definition
盛传 means 'it is widely said/rumored (that...)' — an intransitive verb used for unverified information spreading widely. Pairs with a clause (盛传他要辞职), not a direct object.
verb
to be widely rumoredto be the subject of widespread hearsayit is widely said (that...)
Examples
- 盛传。Zuì jìn shèng chuán tā yào cí zhí de xiāo xi.Recently there has been widespread rumor that he plans to resign.
- 盛传。Wǎng shàng shèng chuán yì zhǒng xīn yào néng zhì zhè ge bìng.It is widely circulated online that a new drug can cure this disease.
- 盛传。Zhè ge chuán shuō zài dāng dì shèng chuán le jǐ bǎi nián.This legend has been widely passed down in the local area for several hundred years.
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